Yuan Dynasty

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
06/04/1206	Genghis Khan	In 1206, Temujin gained the title Genghis Khan, which means Universal Ruler.
04/04/1215	Burning of Beijing	Genghis Khan and his Mongols left the city of Beijing burning for days.
04/04/1227	Genghis Khan's Death	Genghis Khan drinks a poison beverage and dies.
04/05/1237	Pax Mongolica	The Mongols experienced peace and successful trade along the Silk Road.
04/04/1260	The New Great Khan	Khan's grandson, Kublai assumes his grandfather's role as the Great Khan.
04/04/1271	The New Dynasty	Kublai Khan establishes a new dynasty called the Yuan Dynasty. Yuan means original or first. He becomes the first emperor for this dynasty.
04/05/1273	Paper Money	The Yuan started using paper money instead of the traditional coins.
04/04/1275	Marco Polo	The Venecian native, Marco Polo comes to visit the Yuan Dynasty from 1275 to 1292. When he comes back to Italy, he writes a book on China. This encourages further exploration of other lands.
04/04/1294	Kublai's Death	Kublai Khan dies of gout.
04/05/1351	Red Turban Rebellion	A resistance group called the Red Turbans began to undermine the Yuan's army. This caused defeat which led people to believe the emperer had lost the Mandate.
04/04/1368	The Downfall of the Dynasty	After Kublai dies, his descendants fight over the throne. There was too much paper money made which led to inflation. Many natural disasters occured including the change of the course in the Yellow River. This led people to believe that their emperor had lost the Mandate of Heaven.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
04/04/1279 to 04/04/1368	Yuan Dynasty Timespan	This is the period of which the Yuan Dynasty ruled.